“My Cake” is the second single released by TJ Pompeo after his debut single “He Say, She Say” was released on February 10, 2015. “My Cake” was released on March 9, 2015 and features SoCal rapper John Givez. “My Cake” comes from TJ’s debut EP i'mperfect, which was released on March 16, 2015.
“My Cak...
[Intro: Lana Del Rey]
Seen the world, done it all
Had my cake now
Seen the world, done it all
Had my cake now
[Verse 1: TJ Pompeo]
It's so fine I gotta get it
I say it's mine but when I get it
I find I can't even grip it
In my mind, but only in a moment in time
It was given in a minute
And He could strip it if He wants to
Make it slip right through my fingers
If my identity's in it, He'll sift it
Like sand of course cause it's too coarse to carry the weight of my dreams
It's like nicotine and them Newport's and once I latch on I'd be a fiend
[Bridge]
No, no, no
When your dreams are no longer far away
Will you let your dream define who you are
No, they don't define who you are
No, they don't define who you are
[Verse 2: TJ Pompeo]
This whole last year flew by
Pretty compact, all the contacts and the who blogged
Got that contract back in July
And now my comrades say, "A record deal
You got the cake boy
Just please don't be another Drake, boy
Please don't make that mistake boy
Do you really got what it take to make noise?"
And now the pressure's on, I can feel it
With every song I gotta kill it
I gotta pave my own sound
While staying relevant to what they feeling, feeling
Or have they already given the verdict?
Will my debut measure up to the ceiling they've placed it on Before they've even heard it?
I don't know
[Hook: TJ Pompeo]
I've seen the world
I've done it all
I've seen the world
I've had my cake now
[Post-Hook: TJ Pompeo]
I've got a dream in my head
A dream in my head, a dream in my head
But I'd trade it all away
Got a dream in my head, a dream in my head
A dream in my head
But I'd trade it all away for you
For you, for you, for you, yeah
For you, for you, for you, yeah
For you, for you, for you, yeah
For you, for you, for you
[Verse 3: John Givez]
It's my party, I'll cry if I want to
Tell me can you here the boy crying?
I want proof
I see it in a interview
In it for a minute to replenish you
Depending on the plenty of pens that you respect
Depending on the plenty of mans that you "hooray!"
I'm living in a premise of plans that you protect
Trying to get a clear view, what it do for me?
I'm usually on the side of the water
Chilling on the side of the ocean
I never could decide on the most
And this West coasting got me all up in the open
I'm hoping they're ready for the celebration
Trying to have my cake and eat it too, patience
But they all yelling in the congregation
That's conformation, I'm for the nations
It doesn't make sense
How this all came to me
All the world wanted was a cage for me
Tell the world from a small stage
I see every one of you that's trying to walk it out faithfully
So pray for me, stay for me
Wait for me hastily
I'm gratefully
The shape you see on a plane for three
Had a party but they never showed up they was late for me
Now I'm looking like the next earthquake to be
Feeling like the past keep chasing me
People try to tell me that I changed
I tell 'em I stay the same cause your love turned hate for me
You got to wait, you got the cake
Take a look at my face
Take a look at my soul while I'm running this race, aah!
[Hook: TJ Pompeo]
I've seen the world
I've done it all
I've seen the world
I've had my cake, now, now, now
[Post-Hook: TJ Pompeo]
I've got a dream in my head
A dream in my head, a dream in my head
But I'd trade it all away
Got a dream in my head, a dream in my head
A dream in my head
But I'd dream it all away for you
[Outro: Lana Del Rey]
Seen the world, done it all
Had my cake now
Seen the world, done it all
Had my cake now
My Cake was written by Rick Nowels & Lana Del Rey & John Givez & TJ Pompeo.
My Cake was produced by Downtown Music.